
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. is an internationally recognized analyst, award-winning author, and lecturer on North Korean defense and intelligence affairs and ballistic missile development in developing countries. He is concurrently senior fellow for Imagery Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); senior adviser and imagery analyst for the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK); author for IHS Markit (formerly the Jane's Information Group); and publisher and editor of KPA Journal. Formerly, he has served as founder and chief analytics officer of KPA Associates, LLC, senior imagery analyst for 38 North at Johns Hopkins SAIS, chief analytics officer and co-founder of AllSource Analysis, Inc., and senior all-source analyst for DigitalGlobe’s Analysis Center. He has authored four books and more than 300 articles, reports, and monographs on numerous defense-related subjects. Mr. Bermudez has consulted and lectured extensively in academic and government environments both in the United States (e.g., National Defense University, Columbia University, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Stanford University, U.S. Marine Corps University, U.S. Army Intelligence, U.S. Naval Intelligence, U.S. Navy Postgraduate School) and internationally (e.g., United Nations, Israel Defense Forces, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Republic of Korea National Defense College). He has also testified before the United Nations and U.S. Congress as a subject matter expert concerning North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear, chemical and biological warfare programs, satellite imagery of North Korean political prisoner camps, and ballistic missile development in the developing countries.
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Russia's desperate need for weapons in Ukraine could be a big win for the North Korean military
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. in Business Insider — September 24, 2023
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive: What to Know
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. in New York Times — June 14, 2023
War in Ukraine So Far Favors the Defense
Seth G. Jones Alexander Palmer and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. in The Washington Post — June 13, 2023
North Korea and Russia are ramping up trade in oil, coal and weapons as Ukraine war sanctions send Moscow to pariah state
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. in Business Insider — February 17, 2023
일 신형 위성, 북 야간활동 훤히 보는 ‘우주 올빼미’
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. in Radio Free Asia — January 30, 2023
북 평산 우라늄 광산 갱도 붕괴 징후
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. in Radio Free Asia — January 19, 2023
North Korea’s nuclear escalation, explained
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. in Vox — January 7, 2023
Look ahead to 2023: Warning signs in Asia
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. in CBS News — January 1, 2023
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Gaza's Solar Power in Wartime
Commentary by Will Todman Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun — November 21, 2023
Tracking China’s Naval Modernization at Key Shipyards
Commentary by Matthew P. Funaiole Brian Hart Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Samantha Lu — November 21, 2023
The Capital Cable #80: North Korea-Russia Arms Cooperation
Event — October 19, 2023
Ongoing Arms Transfer Activity at Najin Port
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun — October 17, 2023
Dramatic Increase in DPRK-Russia Border Rail Traffic After Kim-Putin Summit
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun — October 6, 2023
North Korea Launches New Ballistic Missile Submarine
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun — September 11, 2023
A Wolf in Ship’s Clothing: Russia’s Militarization of Civilian Vessels in the Black Sea
Commentary by Alexander Palmer Delaney Duff Jennifer Jun and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — August 24, 2023
Base Expansion in Mali Indicates Growing Wagner Group Investment
Commentary by Catrina Doxsee Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun — August 15, 2023
Central African Republic Mine Displays Stakes for Wagner Group’s Future
Commentary by Catrina Doxsee Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun — July 3, 2023
Punggye-ri Update: No Indications of Test Preparations
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun — June 27, 2023